On June 27, 1854, in compliance with the act of the state legislature creating Bosque County on  February 4, 1854, Commissioners Lowry Scrutchfield, Jasper Mabry, S.S. Locker, William McCury, and William Gary met at the site of present Meridian and agreed  that according to surveys  this site, located near the center of the county, would become the county seat of Bosque County and named Meridian.

It was also agreed that the Commissioners would accept 100 acres of land out of the W. H. King Survey donated by Dr. J. M. Steiner and 20 acres out of the James J. King Survey donated by Andrew Montgomery for the use of said county.

Plans were immediately made for George B. Erath and his assistants to start surveying and laying out lots in the  townsite and a big barbecue was to be held on July 4th to auction off town lots.

At the Old Settlers Reunion and Semi-Centennial Celebration of the Organization of Bosque County at Meridian n July 4, 1904 a speech, written by H. J. and C. M. Cureton, Sketch of the Early History Of Bosque County was read by H. J. Cureton. It was later printed as a pamplet. This was one of the first — if not the first — early history of Bosque County written.

In  2000 a revised edition of the Early History of Bosque County edited by Elizabeth Torrence was published.

A limited number of this edition, with an update of corrections, are for sale at the Bosque County Collection, priced $35.